AJB Recommends: The Sun Does Shine
I have gone to bed late every night this week because I stay up to read more of Anthony Ray Hinton’s new memoir, "The Sun Does Shine: How I Found…
I have gone to bed late every night this week because I stay up to read more of Anthony Ray Hinton’s new memoir, "The Sun Does Shine: How I Found…
The Black church has a gift for American Christianity. Are we all willing to receive it? New Testament scholar Esau McCaulley, author of “Reading While Black,” talks with Amy Julia…
Anyone looking for great books for middle schoolers that address issues of racial injustice? I asked William to share a few recommendations for books for middle schoolers from his summer…
In an achievement-oriented culture, how do we risk vulnerability in order to move toward personal and racial healing? Cognitive therapist Niro Feliciano talks with Amy Julia about the complexities of…
As individual human beings, the scope of the brokenness in our society is impossible to comprehend, much less to address. It is easy to get overwhelmed. Without an abundance of…
Fear often inhabits both wealth and poverty. How does viewing money and self-sacrifice through the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus bring freedom and joy? Writer and speaker Marlena Graves,…
What are two practical things I can do this week to respond to racial injustice? What if in trying to say something welcoming I instead commit a microaggression? Do people…
Hello friends! I’ve been writing blog posts, teaching, speaking, and writing books for years, but I wanted to pause for a minute and introduce myself to any new readers and…
In mid-April, the disparity between my kids’ experience of education and the kids in neighboring towns and cities began to feel unconscionable. Yes, the pandemic highlighted the difference. But now…
What is the difference between equality and equity and how does that affect education? Subira Gordan, executive director of ConnCAN, talks with Amy Julia about the lack of equity in…